Comments on: Also in that Room: Democratic Biotech-Paid Whores http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Legion303 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199789 Legion303 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:38 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199789 "they really ought to hang their heads for how stupid the industry made them appear." The fact that they went along with it all shows how stupid they actually are, regardless. “they really ought to hang their heads for how stupid the industry made them appear.”

The fact that they went along with it all shows how stupid they actually are, regardless.

]]> By: timbo http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199782 timbo Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:24:14 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199782 When the party is on the take, you gotta be repetitive. When the party is on the take, you gotta be repetitive.

]]> By: Hmmm http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199702 Hmmm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:08:54 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199702 What a nice endorsement, thank you for that. Anybody know any appropriate academics to get that started? I'm pretty sure it could get funded with ease. What a nice endorsement, thank you for that. Anybody know any appropriate academics to get that started? I’m pretty sure it could get funded with ease.

]]> By: wmd1961 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199682 wmd1961 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:42:04 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199682 What gets me is that there is absolutely no acknowledgement that while legislation on biosimilars was needed, a much better alternative (Schumer/Waxman) was sacrificed on Mammon's altar. What gets me is that there is absolutely no acknowledgement that while legislation on biosimilars was needed, a much better alternative (Schumer/Waxman) was sacrificed on Mammon’s altar.

]]> By: pokums http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199631 pokums Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:18 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199631 <blockquote>I’ve never seen bipartisan (or is this post-partisan?) whoredom before.</blockquote> Uh, how about all those 415-12 and 95-2 House/Senate votes for whatever AIPAC wants?

I’ve never seen bipartisan (or is this post-partisan?) whoredom before.

Uh, how about all those 415-12 and 95-2 House/Senate votes for whatever AIPAC wants?

]]> By: cbl2 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199611 cbl2 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:28:59 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199611 has Nicco formed an exploratory committee yet ? I know a Yellow Naped Amazon looking for work :D has Nicco formed an exploratory committee yet ? I know a Yellow Naped Amazon looking for work :D

]]> By: twolf1 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199610 twolf1 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:22:12 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199610 <a href="http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/11/16/hr-3962s-massive-expansion-of-coverage-would-result-in-very-small-increase-in-health-care-spending/" rel="nofollow">New post up</a> back at teh Lake. New post up back at teh Lake.

]]> By: cbl2 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199608 cbl2 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:16:38 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199608 Good Morning Emptywheel and Firedogs, stumbled across something while cross checking language with PHRMa - Public Health Econom. types propose scrapping Patents and replacing them with Prizes - no less than Stiglitz advocates for it and Bernie Sanders (shock!) introduced it in a 2005 Bill. Current BIO Shill Henry Grabowski once spoke in favor even I was able to grasp some of the more obvious advantages to this approach thought the wonkier types among us may enjoy a stroll through these weeds: <a href="http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/bigidea-prizes.pdf" rel="nofollow">Link (pdf)</a> Good Morning Emptywheel and Firedogs,

stumbled across something while cross checking language with PHRMa -

Public Health Econom. types propose scrapping Patents and replacing them with Prizes – no less than Stiglitz advocates for it and Bernie Sanders (shock!) introduced it in a 2005 Bill. Current BIO Shill Henry Grabowski once spoke in favor

even I was able to grasp some of the more obvious advantages to this approach

thought the wonkier types among us may enjoy a stroll through these weeds:

Link (pdf)

]]> By: Mason http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199604 Mason Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:54 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199604 Uhm, excuse me, but my buddy is Mr. Nicco, a Congo African Grey parrot. He has a 21-word and growing vocabulary, so he's mature enough to drink. He can follow a conversation and interject appropriate comments like swear words, particularly if he hears Obama, Congress, or Baucus, and he wants to ask Jane to go out on a date, but if she says "public option please," he'll say, "Medicare for all, damnit!" Just wanted to point out that most parrots are smarter than people (no, I'm not sayin he's smarter than Jane, cuz nobody is cept maybe Marcy), and they're definitely smarter than anyone in Congress. The disturbance y'all feel in the Force is due to the parrots communicating telepathically chanting, "Parrots of the World Unite Against Firedoglake Disrespect, Parrots of the World Unite Against Firedoglake Disrespect, Parrots of the World Unite Against Firedoglake Disrespect." Uhm, excuse me, but my buddy is Mr. Nicco, a Congo African Grey parrot. He has a 21-word and growing vocabulary, so he’s mature enough to drink. He can follow a conversation and interject appropriate comments like swear words, particularly if he hears Obama, Congress, or Baucus, and he wants to ask Jane to go out on a date, but if she says “public option please,” he’ll say, “Medicare for all, damnit!”

Just wanted to point out that most parrots are smarter than people (no, I’m not sayin he’s smarter than Jane, cuz nobody is cept maybe Marcy), and they’re definitely smarter than anyone in Congress.

The disturbance y’all feel in the Force is due to the parrots communicating telepathically chanting, “Parrots of the World Unite Against Firedoglake Disrespect, Parrots of the World Unite Against Firedoglake Disrespect, Parrots of the World Unite Against Firedoglake Disrespect.”

]]> By: demi http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/11/15/also-in-that-room-democratic-biotech-paid-whores/#comment-199603 demi Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:53:40 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/?p=6108#comment-199603 Ah, so it was your mist that made me missread. Hi Barb. Ah, so it was your mist that made me missread. Hi Barb.

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